Persecution
Religious freedom organizations are calling for the release of Suleiman Khalil, the former mayor of the Syrian town of Sadad, who has been held without charge since February 2025. Khalil was arrested...
Christian Post
Persecution
On the United Nations’ International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, Sudanese Christians highlighted a surge in targeted attacks within the Nuba Mountain...
Worthy News
Persecution
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has publicly advocated for an end to the ongoing conflict with the United States, suggesting that the nation should seek a resolution while maintaining its current...
Worthy News
Persecution
Pastor Luis Morales Pérez, a leader of four Seventh-day Adventist congregations in the Houston area, has been released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after posting a $12,0...
Christian Post
Persecution Updated
Finnish Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen has called on UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to intervene after her Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) was rescinded, preventing her from entering the...
Christian Today + 1 source
Persecution Updated
Church leaders and Christian communities in Sudan’s South Kordofan state are facing a surge in targeted violence, including killings and abductions. The watchdog group Open Doors reports that dozens o...
Christian Daily International + 1 source
Persecution Updated
A series of coordinated overnight attacks on August 17-18 targeted several predominantly Christian communities in Nigeria’s Plateau State, including Bin Mper, Chakfem, and Rim. While reports on the to...
International Christian Concern + 2 sources
Persecution
Five years after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, religious freedom expert Martin Parsons has warned that the country's small Christian population faces an ongoing threat of persecution....
Christian Post
Persecution
The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed a superseding indictment against Heidi Beirich, the former head of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Intelligence Project. Beirich faces charges incl...
Christian Post
Persecution
The Banda Aceh District Court has sentenced Pastor Dedi Saputra to two years in prison following his conviction on charges of blasphemy and hate speech. The court ruled that Saputra, an Aceh native wh...
International Christian Concern
Persecution
An Arizona-based street evangelism team reported an assault during an outreach event in the West Hollywood district of Los Angeles on August 16, 2026. David Hoffman, leader of His Kingdom Enterprises,...
Christian Post
Persecution Updated
The international organization ChinaAid has initiated a petition and advocacy campaign seeking the return of Pastor John Cao to the United States. Pastor Cao, who holds American citizenship, has been...
International Christian Concern + 1 source
Persecution Updated
A Nigerian Federal High Court has ruled that the Hisbah, an Islamic religious police force in Kano State, lacks the authority to arrest individuals for converting from Islam to Christianity. The rulin...
Christian Post + 2 sources
Persecution
Data from the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan indicates that registered blasphemy cases have decreased by approximately two-thirds in 2026, totaling 13 incidents thus far. Additionally, records fr...
International Christian Concern
Persecution
A Christian mother of eight, Sophia Ibrahim, was hospitalized with severe injuries after being attacked in the Afmadow District of Somalia on August 15. According to local reports, the assault occurre...
Christian Daily International
Persecution
Suleiman Khalil, a 52-year-old Syriac Orthodox Christian and former mayor of Sadad, has been held in Syrian custody without formal charges since February 8, 2025. Khalil is noted for his role in leadi...
Christian Daily International
Persecution Updated
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has released a 26-page judgment detailing its July 9 acquittal of three men previously sentenced to death for the 2014 murder of Shahzad Masih and his pregnant wife, Shama Bib...
Christian Daily International + 2 sources
Persecution
The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) has issued a report expressing concern over the future of Christianity in Syria following the collapse of the Bashar al-Assad government in December 2024...
Christian Today
Persecution Updated
A court in Vietnam’s Dak Lak province has sentenced Y Nuen Ayun, a 59-year-old Montagnard Protestant pastor, to seven-and-a-half years in prison. Following his incarceration, he will serve four years...
Christian Post + 1 source
Persecution
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, recently visited the West Bank village of Taybeh to offer solidarity to the local Christian community. The village has faced a serie...
Christian Today
